A tool to transform your ubuntu/debian into a billboard
In order execute the application call xbillboard-start on a terminal
The boot is used to start the application, initialize the Gtk window and build the interface.
Each screen is a gtk.gtkgl.DrawingArea in opengl mode or a gtk.DrawingArea
The boot also allows to initialize the threads for round Robin screens as well as those for synchronization
Allows you to load the cached files and make a Robin round on the list of compatible files.
the list of compatible file types is PDF JPEG JPG PNG GIF.
Each screen will be displayed during a waiting time defined in the configuration file except for gifs that last the duration of the animation. do not confuse screen and file. a file to contain a set of screens clearly for PDFs: each page is a screen and remains on screen for the time defined in the configuration file.
In case of error on a file (corrupted for example) the logo of xbillboard will be displayed instead for the duration of the waiting time
Each instance will call wget every Delay seconds to check if the file has changed or not. if yes, it will be re-downloaded.
The configuration file is duplicated during the installation and at each launch of the application if it does not exist.
There is a default configuration file /etc/xbillboard/xbillboard.conf [default config]
The configuration file to handle is $HOME/.xbillboard/xbillboard.conf
| General | |
|---|---|
| Sync_Delay | The waiting time between each synchronization attempt in seconds |
| Screen_Delay | The wait time at each screen second |
| Sync_Directory | The synchronization directory |
| OpenGL | Use of openGl Values : YES / NO |
| LayoutX | Number of screens in horizontal |
| LayoutY | Number of screens in vertical |
| Screen_List | The list of active screens, separated by a carriage return. The screens must be listed in the following order | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Screen_Main | Identifier if the main screen |
| Screen_Rotation | Number of rotation before switching screen |
| Screen_Alignement | Align to inside container Format : VERTICAL::HORIZENTAL VERTICAL Values : TOP / DOWN / CENTER HORIZENTAL Values : LEFT / RIGHT / CENTER |
| Screen_Ratio | Screen ratio either to FIT or to STRETCH Values : FIT / STRETCH |
| ScreenX | |
|---|---|
| FileList | The list of files to display on the screen. the list is separated by carriage returns |
| Delay | This parameter is an overload of General::Screen_Delay The wait time on the screen in question in seconds |
| CopyOf | Allows to make a copy of another screen |
| Rotation | This parameter is an overload of General::Screen_Rotation Number of rotation before switching screen |
| Alignement | This parameter is an overload of General::Screen_Alignement Align to inside container Format : VERTICAL::HORIZENTAL VERTICAL Values : TOP / DOWN / CENTER HORIZENTAL Values : LEFT / RIGHT / CENTER |
| Ratio | This parameter is an overload of General::Screen_RatioScreen Screen ratio either to FIT or to STRETCH Values : FIT / STRETCH |
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:samirkherraz/xbillboard-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbillboard
xbillboard-start
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/samirkherraz/xbillboard-stable/ubuntu <code> main
replace <code> with ubuntu equivalent of your debian
| Debian | Ubuntu |
|---|---|
| buster | bionic |
| stretch | xenial |
| jessie | trusty |
| wheezy | precise |